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Draft Selections
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (CAR)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
James Pearce Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (CAR)
James Pearce Jr.
DL-EDGE Tennessee
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (CAR)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (CAR)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (CAR)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Logan Brown Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (CAR)
Logan Brown
OT Kansas
Tyler Baron Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (CAR)
Tyler Baron
DL-EDGE Miami
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (CAR)
Alfred Collins
DL Texas
Zane Durant Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (CAR)
Zane Durant
DT Penn State
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Panthers checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

The war room fell hard for Zane Durant, and it showed at No. 226: 62 picks ahead of a board that had other ideas. A dependable weekend that grades out a B-.

The wide receiver spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. The Winston Jr. pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. The roster is better shaped than it was, with cornerback chief among the fixes.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but wide receiver.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Will Johnson
In pick No. 6 they get a lockdown presence outside. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick38 Rnd2 James Pearce Jr.
James Pearce Jr. in the 38th overall pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick68 Rnd3 Drew Allar
Nothing to complain about; Drew Allar went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick104 Rnd4 Kevin Winston Jr.
Kevin Winston Jr. slipping to No. 104 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick143 Rnd5 Lathan Ransom
Lathan Ransom at the Round 5 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The roster fit checks out.
Pick147 Rnd5 Logan Brown
They liked Logan Brown enough to skip the value, taking him in the 147th pick. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick183 Rnd6 Tyler Baron
By-the-book stuff, Tyler Baron at the 183rd pick squarely in line with his ranking. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick221 Rnd7 Alfred Collins
They reached a country mile for Alfred Collins at pick 221, and the board is aghast. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick226 Rnd7 Zane Durant
A wild overpay on Zane Durant in pick No. 226, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.